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The British prime minister will leave office this month —dixit the BetFair traders.

Gordon Brown to leave office before the end of June 2009: Addendum: To the despair of both Prof Panos and Wiser Than The Crowd, here is a link back to the recent “failures” of the prediction markets.

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PREDICTION MARKETS HAVE ARRIVED: The Sporting Exchange (BetFair-TradeFair) ranks #4 in the Silicon Alley Insider’s list of the top 25 digital startups, and is valued at 5 billion US dollars. (Yes, billions.)

SAI 25 Live Methodology Current listing Blog post SAI 25: THE BETFAIR PAGE Estimated Value: $5 billion Business: World’s largest Internet betting exchange where users can gamble on everything from horseracing to tennis matches. Location: London, United Kingdom More Info: … Continue reading

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Technology Prizes & Prediction Markets

ABC7 Futures Market: Will the $25 million dollar reward for developing something that will extract greenhouse gases be handed out in the next 5 years? — Virgin Earth Challenge: The Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever … Continue reading

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